A 76-year-old was in the emergency room Friday afternoon after driving his car into a house on High Street in Westbrook. Thomas Murphy was driving down Myrtle Street, where he lives, when his car hit a curb and went airborne, hitting a fence and a tree before crashing into the house at 76 High St., […]

Ronald Reagan taught that government itself was the problem, and that the goal of every thinking American should be to shrink it. He has become the poster boy of those who wish to rely on the market for solutions. A part of his “trickle down” theory – the cup of the rich overflows sufficiently to […]

The Gorham Town Council decided Tuesday to hold off on setting a date for a referendum on a bond to replace the White Rock School so that town councilors could hear a presentation on the project at a special council meeting July 15. Councilor Michael Phinney was concerned that the council was expected to set […]

The Gorham Town Council decided Tuesday to hold off on setting a date for a referendum on a bond to replace the White Rock School so that town councilors could hear a presentation on the project at a special council meeting July 15. Councilor Michael Phinney was concerned that the council was expected to set […]

This city owes Mike Sanphy its gratitude for an outstanding career dedicated to public service here in Wesbrook. I want to congratulate Michael not only for a job well done above and beyond the call of duty, but also for being there for so many people and for making so many friends in our community. […]

It’s been a little more than a year since Kevin Foley, an affable and well-known local man who attended every one of his son’s baseball games, was found murdered at the back of Woodlawn Cemetery on Stroudwater Street. Neighbors and friends who knew him say they have stopped speculating about what might have happened to […]

2008/2009 Street paving list. 6-20-08 The following is the list of streets recently approved for road improvements during the 2008-2009 construction seasons. The Engineering Department and Public Services Department will notify, per sec.29-113 of the Westbrook Street Opening Code, all property owners abutting the streets contained on the list. Work shall include, but not be […]

Graduates basic training Pfc. Ross J. Dyer has graduated from U.S. Army basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. Dyer is the son of Brian and Shelbie Dyer of Emery Circle, and is a 2003 graduate of Bonny Eagle High School. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received training in drill and […]

Graduates basic training Pfc. Ross J. Dyer has graduated from U.S. Army basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. Dyer is the son of Brian and Shelbie Dyer of Emery Circle, and is a 2003 graduate of Bonny Eagle High School. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received training in drill and […]

Some might call Mike Sanphy an old-school police officer. He doesn’t just drive around the city. He walks into local businesses and talks to employees and customers. And the sight of his cruiser on the street isn’t something that instills fear in the residents of Westbrook. It comforts them. “When I came here, I was […]